Hands Up United Launches Website
Young, black people, this struggle for justice in Ferguson and all over is about you and your future. Coming up tomorrow–Student Walkout! Monday, August 25, 2014 should have been Mike Brown’s first day of college. Instead, it is the day of his funeral.
Making connections in Ferguson, MO
It’s good when the people make the right connections and you only have to sit back and nod. That’s what happened recently in Ferguson, a city under military occupation after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed, black teen. Officer Darren Wilson is now in hiding and Michael Brown is dead. Rev. Jesse Jackson rolled […]
Jamala on NPR
I am a survivor of the rebellions in Kansas City in 1968. While this piece was recorded last week, I could already see a familiar pattern in aggressive policing and decision-making by government authorities. Today, the Missouri National Guard was ordered to Ferguson by Governor Nixon. In Kansas City, 5 black people were killed after the […]